Support.



B. H. HUNT.

SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.21. 191e.

1,238,295 Patented Aug. 28, 19N.

UNITED STATES ATNT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN H. HUNT, OF WALIJA WALLA, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR TO IVIILO D. GROSS, OF WALLA VVAIJIIA, WASHINGTON.

SUPPORT.

Application filed November 27, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN I-I. HUNT, a citizen of the United States, residing at lValla Valla, in the county of lValla TValla and State of Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports, of which the following is a specification.

The supporting device which is the subject-matter of the present application for patent is designed more particularly for attachment to a ladder and for supporting a bucket or other receptacle within easy reach of the workman occupying the ladder.

It is the object of the invention to provide a support of the kind stated which is slidable along the laddei so that the receptacle may be placed in the most convenient position for the workman, and to this end the invention consists in a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ladder showing the supporting device applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation .of the device; Fig. 4 is a view similar to 3 showing the parts in another position; Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a cross-section on the line 6-6 of Fig. and Fig. 7 is a cross-section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 10 denotes one of the side bars of an ordinary ladder. On this side bar is mounted a rail 11 which supports a hook, the latter being slidable so that it may be adjusted along the ladder to bring the bucket or other receptacle 12 carried by the hook into the most convenient position for the occupant of the ladder. The rail extends parallel to the side bar, and the hook is therefore adjustable in the direction of the length of the ladder. The rail is fixed to the side bar by bolts 13 and it is spaced from the side bar by spacer sleeves 14 encircling the bolts between the rail and the side bar. The location of the rail is opposite the outer side edge of the ladder side bar, and the length of the rail is such that it extends from a point near the bottom of the ladder up to the top thereof.

The hook comprises a Shank 15 having at Specification of Letters Patent.

Ilatented Aug. 28, 1917.

Serial No. 133,654.

its outer end a lateral, downwardly extending arm 16 terminating in a bill 17 in which the bail of the receptacle is placed. The innei' end of the shank 15 has a laterally projecting eye 18 through which the rail 11 loosely passes. This eye is positioned transversely of the rail and its inside diameter is greater than the diameter of the rail, in view of which it will be seen that the eye may be tilted to extend obliquely with re` spect to the rail, and when the eye is in this position, the diagonally opposite top and bottom edge portions of the inner surface of the eye grip the rod. lVhen the eye is tilted back to extend at a right angle across the rail, the grip on the rod is released and the eye is again loose on the latter. One side of the eye has an opening 19 so that it may pass the fastening devices 13 and 14:. The inner surface of the eye is straight as compared with the outer curved surface, to obtain a better grip on the rail, the edges which engage the latter, when the eye is tilted as described, being sharp.

Below the eye 18 is a similar eye 20 which is also mounted on the rail 11 to operate in the same manner as the first-mentioned eye. The eye 20 has a laterally extending arm 21 projecting from one side thereof, and on the same side the eye 18 has a depending stem 22 which is pivotally connected at its lower end, as shown at 23, to the arm 21 intermediate the ends of the latter. The outer end of the arm 21 is enlarged to form a counterweight and a handle 24. The hook shank 15 and the stem 22 are located on opposite sides of the rod and the eye 18, and they extend upward and downward, respectively, from the latter.

The weight of the receptacle 12 on the hook tends to swing the shank 15 outward from the rail 11, and this movement of the hook shank tilts the eye 18 to extend obliquely of the rail to grip the same in the manner described. At the same time the stein 22 swings away from the rail, and aided by the counterweighted arm 21, the eye 20 is tilted to grip the rail also. The hook is therefore securely held in place on the rail, and the greater the weight on the hook, the tighter will be the grip on the rail. To release the hook, it is necessary only to swing the same toward the rail, whereupon the eyes 18 and 2O assume a position at right angles t0 the rail, and as they now no longer grip the latter, the hook may be slid up or down on the rail to any desired position. The hook may also be swung around laterally, this movement being limited only by the side bar l0 of the ladder.

The hook shank 15 leans forward and away from the ladder, but it may be bent out to extend parallel to the side of the building against which the ladder' may be resting, so that the hook and the bucket may project above the top of the ladder without coming in contact with said wall.

I claim:

l. A supporting device having a shank providedY at its inner end with a laterally projecting, gripping eye, a rail on which the eye is slidably mounted and free to be tilted sidewise to bind its diagonally opposite inner top and bottom edges against the rail, a stem extending.I from the eye inthe opposite direction from and on the opposite side of the eye as the shank, a second rail gripping eye spaced from the first-mentioned eye, and an arm extending laterally from the second-mentioned eye and pivotally connected to the outer end of the aforesaid stem.

2. A supporting device having a shank provided at its inner end with a laterally projecting, gripping eye, a rail on which the eye is slidably mounted and free to be tilted sidewise to bind its diagonally opposite inner top and bottom edges against the rail, a stem extending from the eye in the opposite direction from and on the opposite side of the eye as the shank, a second rail gripping eye spaced from the first-mentioned eye, and an arm extending laterally from the second-mentioned eye and pivotally connected to the outer end of the aforesaid stein, the outer end of said arm being weighted.

3. A supporting device having a shank provided at its inner end with a laterally projecting, gripping eye, a rail on which the eye is slidably mounted and free to be tilted sidewise to bind its diagonally opposite inner top and bottom edges against the rail, a stem extending from the eye in the opposite direction from and on the opposite side of the eye as the shank, a second rail gripping eye spaced from the rst-mentioned eye, and a pivotal connection between the aforesaid stem and the second-mentioned eye.

4. A supporting device having a shank provided at its inner end with a laterally projecting, gripping eye, a rail on which the eye is slidably mounted and free to be tilted sidewise to bind its diagonally oppo site inner top and bottom edges against the rail, a stem extending from the eye in the opposite direction from and on the opposite side of the eye as the shank, a second rail gripping eye spaced from the first-mentioned eye, a pivotal connection between the aforesaid stem and the second-mentioned eye, a support for the rail, and fasteners securing the rail to the support in spaced relation, the aforesaid eyes having side openings to clear the fasteners.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BENJAMIN H. HUNT.

Witness E. L. CAsEY.

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